Carpenter&#39;s chisel.



No; 718,040. PATENTED' JAN.'6,'1903. W. s. WARD.

GARPBNTERS CHISEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. '13, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

0% EJXWWM' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. WARD, OF PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TC H. D.

SMITHAND COMPANY, OF PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

CARPENTERSCHISEL.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that LWILLIAM S. WARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plantsville, in the county of Hartford andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpenters Chisels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carpenters chisels; and the main object of my improvement is the production of a chisel with a superior, efficient, and'durable handle.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the handle portion of my chisel and part of the blade. Fig. 2 is a longi tudinal section, partly in elevation, of the same on the line as m of Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same on the line y y of Fig. 2.

The blade A, only a portion of which is shown, may be of any ordinary form. This bladeis formed integral with the round shank 5, handle-web 6', and tubular head 7, all but the blade being preferably formed by drop forging in dies. The handle-web 6 may be of a suitable form to receive upon its two broad sides the scales 8, preferably of wood, and at the outer or butt end of the handleweb I form the tubular head 7. This can best be made by first forming'it solid and then.

shaped in cross-section so as to assist in holding the scales in place laterally. As shown in the drawings, this function is accomplished by making the broad sides of the webs slightly If desired, the webs may be SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,040, dated January 6, 1903.

Application filed August 13, 1902.

Serial No. 119,516- (No model.)

concave and the inner face of the handle-scales slightly convex, as shown by the crosssection Fig. 4.

After the plug has been driven. in or otherwise snugly fitted in the tubular socket and its end cut off about flush with the end of the said socket it may be additionally secured in any proper manner as, for example, by a cross-pin or by riveting or hammering down the end to throw the metal partially over the end of the plug, as shown in Fig. 2. A cap 13, of leather, rawhide, or equivalent material, may then be pegged, nailed, or otherwise secured to the plug, as shown by the nails 14, Fig. 2, the outer portion of the said cap resting on the outer end of the said tubular head. This makes agood and durable driving end for the chisel. When the cap is worn out, it can be removed and a new cap put on again in the same way. As no blows come directly upon the plug and it is well protected by the tubular socket it is thought that the plug will last indefinitely.

I claim as my invention- 1. The herein-described chisel, the handle of which is provided with the tubular head of metal, the non-metallic plug fitted within the said head with its outer end substantially flush with the outer end of the said head and a non-metallic cap secured to the said plug and resting on the outer end of the said plug and on the outer end of the said tubular head, substantially as described.

'2. The herein-described chisel, the handle portion of which consists of the handle-web of metal and scales secured thereon, and the metallic tubular head at the outer end of said handle-web for a plug and cap, substantially as described.

WILLIAM S. WARD. Witnesses:

JAMES SHEPARD, SHEFFIELD H. CLARKE. 

